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Hot off the press! Meredith's new book, Mondays With Mary is here! It is available on her blog on the right sidebar. It debuted at the Northwest Catholic Family Education Conference 2 weeks ago and it is GREAT!
So many of us have been blessed by her Marian feast day blog posts at Sweetness & Light the past couple of years, and now we can have her ideas, research, compilations, and yearning for the Blessed Mother to lead our families in one book.
Mondays with Mary brings everything together in one place and is easy to use. The book uses the Litany of Loreto as the framework for celebrating thirty-two Marian feast days throughout the liturgical year.
Each Title/Feast Day has:
**Bible verse or quote from the Catechism, spiritual works or other little gem
**Explanation and history of the feast day
**Teatime Chat ~ my absolute favorite part. Ideas and special little ways of conversation to bring Our Lady to our little ones (and big ones too!)
**Devotional Activity ~ perhaps a craft, book suggestion, or activity, along with a prayer or song applicable for the day.
**Teatime Recipe Idea ~ most are very simple and very yummy with ingredients that I already have in my house.
From the Preface:
"Mondays With Mary represents a glimpse into the life and heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary for our children. We as their parents are the windows to her world; we just need to open it for them. Let us go to Jesus through Mary!"
Thank you, Meredith, for providing this wonderful little gem for our domestic churches!
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I placed my order last week. I can't wait to get it.
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I'M SO EXCITED!!! I've been waiting for her book for so long! What a treat this will be when it comes in! Thank you for being an inspiration to us, Meredith!!!!
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Buying it now!
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Thank you so much ladies, I am so excited to have it finally in print!! It truly was a labor of love and I so hope you will enjoy it with your families!
You have all blessed me so much with your kind words and encouragement, I can only hope to repay it here 
Through Our Blessed Mother's intercession! Many thanks again,
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Meredith, I would like to invite you and yours to our annual homeschool campout here in July.....the 17th.......and bring a stack of your books.......we will willingly buy!
Right, Robynn? 
What say you????
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HA!! We are seriously considering it Chari, send me a link again for the dates
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I'm waiting for my book too!
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Wow Meredith, Your book looks awesome! What a wonderful gift!
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Wow, am inspired!
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Meredith, I ordered a copy, too, and I can't wait to get it. It sounds like such a lovely book, and I'm sure our Lady is so pleased to be honored in this way. It's just consoling to know there is such devotion to our Lady in so many Catholic homes, when she is so scorned by the world and must be so grieved by the sins committed against the Blessed Sacrament every day in our age. Thank you so much for the love you bear for her and Jesus.
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Thank you so much again, to everyone who has already purchased a copy and for all the well wishes, they mean so much!!
Please let me know if you do any of the activities or if you have any feedback about the book, I'd love to hear about it 
Many blessings,
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The book is wonderful indeed and I shared my thoughts here. Such a unique presentation, I am sure it will delight every mother that uses it!
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I just got mine today when we picked up our vacation hold mail - can't wait to read it completely. My quick perusal just whet my appetite to delve into it. It looks like a great resource, Meredith. 
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I am anxious to receive my copy!!!
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My day is now complete!  If I get absolutely NOTHING else accomplished today, AT LEAST I have entered all the "Mondays with Mary" dates into ical with referenced page numbers!!!!!  
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Ooooooooo!
Good idea! It's a rainy, yucky day here anyway.
Now, I can call it "planning" while we watch a movie.
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SuzanneG wrote:
| My day is now complete! If I get absolutely NOTHING else accomplished today, AT LEAST I have entered all the "Mondays with Mary" dates into ical with referenced page numbers!!!!! |
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I'm off to open iCal and get started now!!!!
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SuzanneG wrote:
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Must be an iPhone application? I don't have one of those but I did make a "Mondays with Mary" Table of Contents and another table sorted by calendar year. I'm still a pen and paper girl. :) Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is coming up--don't forget to buy your caramels.
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Is this a calendar you just made up yourself based on the book, or is this something Meredith offers for Ical or Google calendar (maybe!)?
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